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PACKAGE Filed Jan. 31, 1936 I gwucwtmc Vlf. firsenwagd Patented Apr. 12, 1938 t 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PACKAGE George W. Greenwood, Wilmington, Del., as-

signor to Stephen F. Whitman & Son, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.

Application January 31, 1936, Serial No. 61,825 a 2 Claims. (01. 229-51) This invention relates to improvements in Figures 1, 2, and 3, the carton is formed in the packages; and more particularly, those designed usual manner by securing the bottom II to a to contain powdered substances, such as chocoflap l3 by adhesive and securing the end flaps late or cocoa. M, which overlap each other, by adhesive or sim- 5 It has been common in the past to use enveilar means. The end closures may take the form lopes as containers for such powdered products, of flaps, which are tucked in if desired. Prior to these envelopes containing small quantities of assembly, score marks l5 are made on the corthe product which enables the user to place the ners of the carton 8 intermediate the ends [2. same in a cup, add a suitable hot liquid, and In assembly, the carton 8 will take the position 10 make the beverage. Due to the fiat ends, inshownin Figure l, with the strongest portion of 10 variably the contents will work up into those porthe carton weakened. Upon the carton being tions, and in tearing the envelope open, the confilled with a powdered ingredient, such as chocotents will be spilled. This results in waste and late or the like, and the ends closed, the carton is inefiicient handling of the product. ready for commercial use. My invention is designed to overcome this The user desiring to dispense the contents will 15 problem and ensure efficient and expedient disgrasp e tWO ends of the Carton eXerting a p pensing of such powdered ingredients. sure on one of the weakened corners. By having The prime object of my invention is to provide e ronge t portion of the Carton weakened, a container which will quickly dispense the cont at portion being Similar to an angle iron, e tents without waste, and particularly, will overar on m y be r dily severed r r p d and come the prevalent objection found in envelopes the contents dispensed into a container ready for of having the powdered ingredients collect at the use. y wea he o er uch less force end is necessary to rupture the container, thus less- Another object is to provide a container which ening the chances of scattering the contents provides protection against the atmosphere, and upon the rupture taking place, and at the same at the same time, may be readily opened for distime only a small portio of the Surface the pensing the contents. carton is weakened so that there is less chance Still another object is to provide a container of the package breaking during transit, and also, which may be quickly broken open with the least the possibility of air entering the container. Un- 0 effort so that the contents will not be unduly der this construction, rupturing of the package is scattered during the opening process, and at the greatly facilitated with a minimum weakened same time, provide protection against the atsurface.

mosphere prior to the dispensing. By breaking the corner first during the rup- Other objects will be disclosed in the specifituring operation, if desired a measured quantity cation and claims forming a part hereof. of the ingredient, under control, may be dis- 35 In the drawing: pensed, or the complete rupture of the package Figure l is a perspective of. one form of the inmay be completed by continued force.

vention; In the modified form shown in Figures 4 and 5,

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the cona score line l6 extends across the upper face of tainer broken for dispensing; the carton equi-distant from the ends l2. Score 40 Figure 3 is a blank of the carton shown in Figlines I! and l8extend divergently down the sides ures 1 and 2; i ID from the score lBterminating at the lower Figure 4 is a perspective of a modified form of edges of the sides 10. Under this construction, the invention; upon force being exerted on the ends of the car- 5 Figure 5 is a blank of the modified form shown ton 8, the carton will start to rupture along the 5 in Figure 4; line I6. Often, however, a greater force will be Figure 6 is a perspective of a further modificaexerted on one end than the other, with the retion; and sult that if a single score line was continued down Figure 7 is a blank of the form shown in Figthe side, as shown in Figures 6 and '7, although ure 6. the box would rupture, the greater force on. one 50 Referring to the drawing, in which similar end would have a tendency to spill or scatter the parts are designated by like numerals: contents.

Numeral 8 designates an elongated carton hav- In the form shown in Figures 4 and 5, the

ing a top 9, sides l0, bottom II, and ends I2. In greater force exerted will continue from the score the preferred form of the invention, as shown in line It down either leg I! or l8, depending upon 55 at which end the greater force is exerted, and thus the excess force is largely absorbed in thecorresponding diverging score, preventing the scattering of the contents.

The modified form shown in Figures 6 and '7 is the same as that shown in Figures 4 and 5, except score I9 extends along the sides [0 from the score IS in the top surface.

Numerous variations may doubtless be devised by persons skilled in the art without departing from the principles of my invention. I, therefore, desire no limitations to be imposed on my invention, except such as are indicated in the ap pended claims. 

